Dm Dm F Dm- Dm-
Dm We had no way of G staying a Dm float
We G had to leave on the fer Dm ry-boat
Economic G refu Dm gees
G On the Dm run to F Germ Dm any
We G had the back of Dm Maggie's G hand G- -
Dm Times were tough in G Geordie Dm land
Dm We got wor tools and G working Dm gear
And G humped it all from New F castle Dm to here
C Dm
Dm Why aye man, G why aye, Dm why aye man
G Why aye man, Dm why aye, F why Dm aye man (x2)
Dm We're the nomad tribes, G travelling Dm boys
In the G dust and the Dm dirt and the F racket and Dm the noise
Dm Drills and hammers, G diggers and Dm picks
G Mixing Dm concrete, F lay Dm ing bricks
There's G English, Irish, Scots, the lot G --
Dm United Nation's G what we've Dm got
Brickies, Chippies, G every Dm trade
G German building, Dm British-made
C Dm
Dm Why aye man, G why aye, why Dm aye man
G Why aye man, Dm why aye, F why Dm aye man (x2)
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G Nae more work on Dm Maggie's G farm
Dm Hadaway down the G auto Dm bahn
G Mine's a porta Dm cabin G bed
Dm or a bunk in a Nissan G hut Dm instead
G Dm G F Dm
G Dm G F
Dm There's plenty Deutschmarks G here to Dm earn
Dm And German tarts are F wun Dm derschoen
Dm German beer is G chemical- Dm free
G Germany's al Dm reet with me
Some G times I miss my Dm river G Tyne G--
Dm But you're my G pretty Dm Fraulein
Dm Tonight we'll drink the G old town Dm dry
G Keep wor spirit Dm levels high
C Dm
Dm Why aye man, G why aye, why Dm aye man
G Why aye man, Dm why aye, F why Dm aye man (x2)
Some G times I miss my Dm river G Tyne G--
Dm But you're my G pretty Dm Fraulein
Dm Tonight we'll drink the G old town Dm dry
G Keep wor spirit Dm levels high (x2)
G Dm G- Dm G Dm-
Dm G Dm- G Dm
